A Scotts Valley man and his friend were arrested at a Santa Cruz crematorium while they were attempting to find and steal their dead friend’s body, police said Wednesday.David Sada, of Scotts Valley, and Nicholas Canavarro, of Redding, Calif., were spotted by witnesses at Santa Cruz Memorial Park at 11:30 p.m. Monday, Santa Cruz Police crime analyst Zach Friend said. Sada was visibly intoxicated, and Canavarro attempted to kick in a wooden door to break into the crematorium, Friend said.Their friend, whom police declined to identify other than to say he lived in Santa Cruz County, had recently died.The two men were not cooperative during police interrogations and refused to say why they wanted their friend’s body, Friend said.Canavarro, 32, was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on attempted burglary charges. Sada, 37, was booked on suspicion of public intoxication.

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A Scotts Valley man and his friend were arrested at a Santa Cruz crematorium while they were attempting to find and steal their dead friend’s body, police said Wednesday.